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Constantia buys Smurfit Kappa's shareholding in Duropack
Constantia Packaging has paid EUR55m (£44m) for Smurfit Kappa's 40% stake in Duropack, a corrugated business with operations in Austria, Germany and Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.
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KBA upbeat despite poor first quarter
KBA, the German packaging printing press manufacturer, has maintained its positive outlook for 2008...
Plastic keg performs as well as steel, says research
An alliance of packaging firms aims to ramp up production of the recyclable, single-use, plastic KeyKeg...
Chesapeake's Brussels operation under threat
More than 40 jobs could be lost at Chesapeake's carton manufacturing plant in Brussels, Belgium, as...
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UK
Watt Gilchrist rebrands under parent Sun's umbrella
Watt Gilchrist, the packaging design, graphics and technology firm, has rebranded its operations to...
Easypack and Pop Displays invest in new facilities
Easypack and sister firm Pop Displays are to relocate to new facilities in Mildenhall, Suffolk, following...
Asia
Schott in India pharma joint venture
Schott, the German pharmaceutical packaging group, used the first day of Interpack today (24 April)...
International Print-o-Pac seeks UK acquisition
International Print-o-Pac, the Indian packaging and printing company, is reported to be in the process...
Australasia
Plantic targets Japan with DuPont
Plantic Technologies has extended its agreement with DuPont to market its plastic packaging made from...
Linpac to sell Viscount Plastics
Linpac Group has put Viscount Plastics, its Australian and New Zealand business, up for sale to focus...
Africa
Timestrip secures Nando's trial
Nando's Restaurants is to start live trials of the Timestrip smart labelling system in selected restaurants...
Pearlfisher designs for Woolworths South Africa
Pearlfisher has created the branding and packaging for a range of organic foods for Woolworths South...
North America
Graham Packaging recovers cost rises to post sales increase
Graham Packaging, the global plastic packaging group, has reported an 8% rise in net sales to $670m...
Timestrip secures WD-40 contract
Timestrip has revealed that the deal it signed in January with a North American supplier of consumer...
South America
Energy costs hit Alcoa profits
Profits at Alcoa, the global aluminium group, dropped by more than 50% in the first three months of...
Mintel highlights global packaging innovation
Mintel, the research consultancy, has created the Packaging Appreciation Club (PAC) in response to client...
Middle East
Taghleef Industries increases global films presence
Taghleef Industries (TI), the Dubai packaging films manufacturer, will raise its total annual capacity...
Octal to increase PET production
Polyester supplier Octal Holdings is targeting soft drinks and bottled water markets in Europe, the...
